back in 1913. (The barn has beca moved, as a
‘movie shrine, to Paramount Studio.)
‘The second street you come to is Sunset Blyd.
But if it's Samurday, or Sunday, you aight welt
leave the studios for another trip and, instead,
board the Sunset bus heading east. Get « transfer
and at Vermont Ave. change to Grifith Park Ob-
secvatory bus heading north to the: hills. (This
bus runs infrequently and you must catch it at
2:30 p.m to make the 3:30 planetarium show, or
at 8 o'clock for the 8:30 show). ‘The bus takes
you to:
GRIFFITH PLANETARIUM This establishment is
‘one of the only four of its kind in the U. S. Tt is
perched on a shoulder of the Hollywood Moun-
tains in Grifith Park, 4226 acres of natural wood-
land stocked with deer and quail. Hours are 2 to
10 pam. on the two days mentioned.
‘The planetarium is an intricate arrangement of
lights and mirrors casting a replica of the heavens
con the ceiling of the big dome in which you sit.
‘The Sun rises and sets, stars pass overhead, seasons
‘change, a century passes—and an. astronomer ex-
pplains how all this happens up in the skies. Shows
are given at 30 and 8.30 pan. (Ge to serve
men).
Ottier spectacular exhibits include: Pendulum
which defies the turn of the Earth. Plaster model
‘of section of Moon (so big that if there were a Man
dn the Moon you could coune’his whiskers) with
lights and shadows playing over mountain ranges
just as in the sky. A 12-inch telescope through
which you may look at stars and planets, Sun-
telescope that shows up Sun-spots. Busses retura
at intervals between 4:55 and 10 p.m.
‘Take bus back to Sunset Blvd., and sransfer to
Sunset bus for downtown area.
Nore: Avoid use of rush hour transportation.
JAUNT NQ. 3
Minimum time 4 hours (Planetarium 1% hours
exira), Street car and bus fore 406
From Visitors Bureau walk east (to the left)
block and a half and turn north on Hill St. A
block and a half north, at Subway Terminal, board
Hollywood Blvd. street car. Sundays take car on
Hill St.
On the right is Echo Park with the long lake
(boats for rent.) Just beyond, at right, is:
ANGELUS TEMPLE This big domed building is
the home of the Rey. Aimee Semple McPherson's
Church af the Foursquare Gospel; the statue in
front is of Mrs. McPherson. Service men welcome
to services and guides take you through temple
and church buildings 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, daily
except Sunday.
Street car turns onto Sunset Blvd. heading for
Hollywood. Where it branches off onto Hollywood
Blvd., watch at the left—there's a movie studio,
Talisman Pictures.
Ride street car_on through downtown Holly-
wood, and get off in front of:
GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATER This is the
masterpiece of the famous showman, Sid Grau-
man. Great piceures have had their glittering
premieres here, and on premiere night it is tra-
ditional that stirs leave their prints in soft cement
in the foyer. You will find:
Bill Hart's hands, feet, and six-guas
Harold Lioyd’s hands, feet, and eye glasses;
John Barrymore's hands, feet, and profile;
Sonja Henie’s hands, feet, and skate tracks;
Rita Hayworth’s hands and feet;
Clark Gable's hands, feet, and the No. 11's he's
‘marchiag in with the Army now.
From theater walk east (to the left) on:
Number @
All-Year Club’s
SIGHTSEEING JAUNTS
FOR SERVICE MEN
(Hollywood)
‘This is one of nine handy jaunts to famous attrac-
tions—prepared by. the Visitors Bureau of the
All-Year Club, official tourist organization for
Southern California, sos W. 6th Street (Los
Angeles) 3 doors west of Pershing Square. Call
there for Others in this series, for Souvenir Sight-
seeing Map and other special, five services. We
hope they will encourage you to plan now for a
vacation here after the war.
HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD This is “Main
Street" to the movie people. We suggest a stroll
afoot for about three-quarters of 2 mile. ‘That's
the way to sce Hollywood. ‘hat tall building a
block to the west of the theater is the Hollywood
Roosevelt Hote! with its famous “Blossom Room.”
On the feft as you walk on a block of 30 is the
Hollywood Hote, early home of many silent screen
stars.
Across the street in the next block is another of
Sid Graumaa’s earlier ventures in spectacular show-
houses, the Grauman’s Egyptian Theater, also with
unusual foyer.
‘You walk past swank stores, cafes, night clubs,
where movie people shop, eat, and play. This is
the boulevard of the spectacular “Christmas Tree
Lane” when it is decorated with brilliant toy Xmas
trees and a star rides a wheeled sleigh down its
length every night. You may be rubbing elbows
here with future movie stars; beautiful young
women have gone up to fame from jobs as wait-
resses on the boulevard. There are plenty of heart-
aches along its length, too. On Cahuenga (be-
ween Hollywood and Sunset boulevards) you
find 2 USO headquarters. Then you come to:
HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD AND VINE STREET
This is the heart of movietowa, It is also che oon
centration of the movie colony's night life. Names
here are famous for film night entertainment
“Ie” Cafe, Brown Derby, Radio Room, Sugar Hill
Sardi’, Hangover, Mike Lyman's.
Turn right and walk south on Vine Street. In
second block at the leit is establishment of Otto
K. Olesen, who built up the unusual specialty of
supplying lights in the great variety needed by the
movie industry—tearchlights, Kleigs, floods, any-
thing. And this is the site of the famous litde old
barn where Cecil B. De Mille made “The Squaw
Man,” Hollywood's first feature-length picture,